Childhood stories

Celebrity Kids

I've noticed celebrity kids seem to be ageing somewhat faster than the rest of us; one minute they’re a new born on the cover of New Idea....

Jennifer Burke
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Friendly fire! Man Down!

I like to think of myself as a good Dad. I'm moderately handy and my major skill of turning a sobbing child into a giggling monster quicker than you ...

Andy Thompson
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Chops or Sausages

When I was a young child my mother placed, upon my small shoulders, the following onerous decision: chops or sausages?...

Genevieve Frew
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Puberty Bloobs

Puberty was quite hard for me, I was literally flatter than a pancake for what seemed like an eternity....

Jennifer Burke
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Worst first date

When I was around 14, I was feeling happy with myself having snared a date with a pretty girl I'd met....

Luke Simmons
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SWIM I DONT THINK SO!!!

In the 50's school days were pretty hard. We were not asked to do something, we were told to do it or suffer the outcome of our disobedience....

Alec Webb
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